Phoenix

Care of Magical Creatures

[professorli]

To Professor Li, 

Merry Christmas, Professor. I don’t take your class (sorry) so I didn’t exactly know what to get you. I had one of my house elves dig around in the family library at home and he came across this book. It’s a journal of magizoologist, Thaddeus Zambini, from the early 19th century. Apparently he spent a fair amount of time with the likes of centaurs, trolls, dragons and documented it all. Happy reading!

-Marceline Zambini

This fantastic, thank you so much!

[alana-casper]

A unicorn?! I wanna see it.

[professorli]

Absolutely. Just so you know be calm and very respectful in general around it, but it's an incredibly tame and relaxed one, found it eating out of the hippogriff's troughs and scoping out the other animals. It must be used to living close to the Forest edge where all the students are.

[professorli]

In the Christmas spirit, if anybody wanted to see a unicorn up close, I had one wander up to the Magical Creatures barn, and it's been there all day. I'll escort any students who want to meet one up close, and show you how to approach one? This doesn't happen very often.

[professorli]

Merry Christmas Professor, I must say you do look dashing in you're Christmas sweaters! It's your Secret Santa here, are you ready for your first clue? I'm a Slytherin girl but I don't take your classes ! Happy guessing!

Oh, really? Interesting... That's going to make things considerably more difficult if you're not one of my students...

[zackery-l-wilmer]

Holiday sweaters are never beautiful, Professor. That’s the point. 

[professorli]

The beauty is in the ugliness of the holiday sweater. It's in the spirit of something so festive.

[zackery-l-wilmer]

Are you sure about that, Professor? -I’m kidding! It’s the sweater’s fault. 

[professorli]

Nonsense, this sweater is a thing of beauty.

[shantyland]

Ugly Christmas sweater wearing dragon day2!

[pr1nceshawn]

Animals dressed up for Christmas.

[onceuponxstory]

Well, at least you tried.

[professorli]

Thank you. I feel the entire staff could benefit from these delightful sweaters, don't you agree?

[onceuponxstory]

You know, you can make something smell better by washing it.

[professorli]

I tried. If that speaks anything to the state this sweater used to be in. But I saw it's beauty even beneath all the grime.

[onceuponxstory]

Oh, really?

[professorli]

I do. Though it did take several cleaning charms after finding it in a muggle thrift store to make it feel wearable. And smell wearable.

I rather like it.

[professorli]

I think I actually don't look half bad in a holiday sweater.

[fyeah-smythe-deactivated2015072]

Well this place seems fun. 

[professorli]

The place has its own quirky charm.

It's nice of you to join the student body, however, Mr...?

[yashelvistaylors-blog]

"No, I’m not Professor Taylors, whoever that is. Stop asking if I am, okay? I saw a picture of him. We look familiar, but… no, he’s old. Must be a distant relative." 

[professorli]

"Good to note. Are you a new student, then? Though if you do see the Professor, do alert a teacher. We're all concerned, he left... again, but this time without notifying the Headmistress. I'm sure he'll wander back, but it's best we all be aware."

[fifi-grayson]

I want cupcakes and to play ‘spa day’. Will you play with me? 

[professorli]

...Maybe for a bit. If you'd uh... really like... I suppose.

But only if you come to the Great Hall.

[fifi-grayson]

[professorli]

Don't you want to come play with your friends?

[professorli]

All students currently under the age of, er, ten need to follow me to the Great Hall. There are pillows, blankets, food, toys, and you guys can even play with my kitty if you want.